SEMESTER: Fall 2009
CREDIT: 3 credit hours
PLACE: Udvar Hazy Building 120
TIME: Wednesday 5:00-7:15 p.m.
INSTRUCTOR: Eric Pedersen
OFFICE: UHB 328
OFFICE HOURS: T/TR 1:00-2:30p.m. W 3:00-5:00p.m.
PHONE: 652-7977
E-MAIL: pedersen@dixie.edu
Presentations 2009
SCHOOL YEAR: 2009-20010
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
A type of media (CD, USB Memory Devices, etc.) is required.
SUGGESTED TEXT:
PHP.NET and other online sources
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
VT 4000 Dynamic Web Development
Upper level curriculum for students pursuing a degree in CIT or for individuals seeking advanced skills in visual technologies or web development. This course teaches dynamic web development using PHP, an open source server side scripting environment, and MySQL, an open source database application. Topics include basic scripts and functions, variables, form processing, server side includes, web database integration, database design, database driven web sites, security, and web management systems. Prerequisites: VT 1400.
INSTRUCTOR NOTES:
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to understand and explain the following:
- System environment - server and configuration
- Fundamentals of scripting (PHP)
- PHP functions and structure
- HTML and integrated scripts
- Database fundamentals (MySQL)
- Server side scripting
- Forms, management, and maintenance of dynamic web sites
- Web database design
Your grade will be based on the percent of the total points which you have earned. Your grade will be composed of the following elements.
| Assignments 1-7 (25 points each) | 175 points |
| Assignments 8 (75 points) | 75 points |
| Presentation (50 points) | 50 points |
| Mid-term Exam | 75 points |
| Final Exam | 75 points |
| Total | 450 points |
Grades will be issued on a percentage of total points possible as follows:
94-100% = A
90-93% = A-
87-89% = B+
84-86% = B
80-83% = B-
77-79% = C+
74-76% = C
70-73% = C-
67-69% = D+
64-66% = D
60-63% = D-
Below 59% = F
All assignments, quizzes, and tests are due on the date designated by the instructor.
Special Needs
If you are a student with a medical, psychological or a learning difference and requesting reasonable academic accommodations due to this disability, you must provide an official request of accommodation to your Professor(s) from the Disability Resource Center within the first two weeks of the beginning of classes. Students are to contact the Center on the main campus to follow through with, and receive assistance in the documentation process to determine the appropriate accommodations related to their disability. You may call (435) 652-7516 for an appointment and further information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 per Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULE:
Here are the Assignments for VT 4000 - Dynamic Web Development
Send questions and comments to
pedersen@dixie.edu
